This Is It reaches $250 million in sales

Sony Pictures announced on Thursday that thanks to films like This Is It, it has reached $3.4 billion in worldwide revenue and thereby broke a record. Michael Jackson’s film This Is It, with sales of more than $250 million worldwide in nearly two months, has become the best-selling music documentary film. Sales of the film in the United States and Canada totaled $72 million, and in the rest of the world, $180 million. Previously, the music documentary sales record belonged to “Hannah Montana & Miley Cyrus: Best of Both Worlds Concert,” which last year generated $65.3 million during its worldwide run. Source: eMJey / Boxofficemojo.com / Reuters